The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-04-14
OHIO AMENDED DAIRY LAW.

OHIO AMENDED DAIRY LAW.
Let AL Concerned Please Take Notice.
ASST DAIRY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
MARCH 81, 1887. I
SECTION 1. Be it enacted By the Gem
erdl assembly Of the State of Ohio,
That no person shall sell, expose or
offer for exchange, any substance pur-
porting, appearing, or represented to
be butter or cheese, which substance is
not made wholly from pure milk, OF
cream. salt and harmless coloring mat
ter, unless it is done under its true
name, and each vessel, package, roll or
parcel of such substance has distinctly
and durably painted, stamped stenciled
or marked thereon the true name of
such substance in ordinary bold faced
capital letters, not less than five-line
plea in size, and also the name of each
article or ingredient used or entering
into the composition of such sub
stance, in ordinary bold faced letters
not less than plea in size, or sell or
dispose of in any manner to another
any such substance without deliver
ing with each amount sold or disposed
of, label on which is plainly or legi-
bly, printed in ordinary bold face cap
ital letters not less than five-line plea
in size, the true name of such substance,
and also the name of such articles used
and entering into the composition of
such substance in ordinary bold faced
letters, not less than plea in size, if the
or cream, salt and harmless coloring
matter; and the words "butter,"
creamery or ''dairy," or any word
same, shall not be placed on any vessel,
package, roll or parcel containing any
imitation, dairy product or substance
not made wholly from pure milk, cream,
salt, and harmless coloring matter.
Sec. 6. Every person in this State
who shall deal in, keep for sale, expose
or offer for sale or exchange, any sub
stance other than butter or cheese made
wholly from pure milk or cream, salt
and harmless coloring matter, which
appears to be, resembles, or is made in
imitation of, or as a substitute for
butter or cheese, shall keep a card not
less in size than eight by ten inches, in
q conspicuous and visible place, to the
satisfaction of the State Dairy and
Food Commissioner, or Assistant Com
missioner, where the same may be easily
seen and read in the store, room, stand,
booth, wagon or place where such sub
stance is, on which card shall be
printed. on white ground, in bold,
black, Roman letters, not less in size
than twelve-line plea, the words "oleo-
margarine" or ''imitation cheese" Gas
the case may be, .'sold here" and said
card shall not contain any other words
than the ones above prescribed; and no
person shall sell any oleomargarine.
suene, imitation cheese, or other imita-
ton dairy product, at retail or in any
quantity less than the original package,
tub or firkin, unless he sha II first inform
the purchaser that the substance is not
butter or cheese, but an imitation of the
same.
Sec. Every proprietor, keeper,
or manager, or person in charge of any
hotel, boarding house, restaurant, eat
ing house, lunch counter, or lunch room,
| who therein sells. uses, or disposes OF
any substance which appears to be, re.
sembles, or is made in, or is an imita-
| ton of, or is made as a substitute for
butter or cheese, under whatsoever
| name, and which substance is moi
wholly made from pure milk or cream,
salt, and harmless coloring matter,
shall display and keep card in a con.
| spicuous place, to the satisfaction o1
| the State Dairy and Food Commits.
| sioner or Assistant Commissioners,
where the same may be easily seer
and read in the dining, eating restau.
rant and lunch room, and place
where such substance is sold, used, Oh
disposed of, which card shall be white
inches, upon which shall be printed in
plain, bold, black Roman letters, moi
less in size than twelve-line plea, the
words, ''oleomargarine sold and used
here" or Limitation cheese sold and
used here" Gas the case may be), and
such proprietor, keeper, manager ol
| person in charge shall not sell, furnish
or dispose of such substance as and fol
''butter and cheese" made from pure
milk or cream, salt and harmless col
oring matter, when butter or cheese i:
asked for.
The Dairy Commissioner of New
York State used up an appropriation o.
over ninety thousand dollars to correct
the dairy products of that State alone
in the year of 1886. Over one hundred
men were employed in various depart
ments to carry out the work of enforce
ment of the law. 1t is expected in Ohio
that one Commissioner, two Assistant
| Commissioners and three chemists, with
an appropriation of six thousand dol
lars, will accomplish the same work il
our State and also the far greater worh
of enforcing the entire food laws in oul
State. The Commissioners will try t,
do it, but do hope public sentiment, thu
press and all our citizens who low,
good pure food will lend helping
| hand. HENRY TALCOTT,
Asst Dairy and Food Com.